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Build of the week: One Pillar Pagoda

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This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

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Page 1 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 2 of 20
Page 2 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 3 of 20
Page 3 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 4 of 20
Page 4 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 5 of 20
Page 5 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 6 of 20
Page 6 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 7 of 20
Page 7 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 8 of 20
Page 8 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 9 of 20
Page 9 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 10 of 20
Page 10 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 11 of 20
Page 11 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 12 of 20
Page 12 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 13 of 20
Page 13 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 14 of 20
Page 14 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

YouTube YouTube
Watch On
Page 15 of 20
Page 15 of 20

This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

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This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

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This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

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This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

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This pagoda will not fit actual people inside, but it can turn a couple ones and zeroes into virtual people—virtual people that can wear silly hats and wield giant swords and cover doorways in sticky bombs and emote in professionally voiced Scottish accent. It’s certainly not a powerhou—er, power-pagoda, but there’s enough going on in its guts for the pagoda to work as a good-looking TV-adjacent media machine.

MSI forum user dtien87 built the One Pillar Pagoda as part of a seven day modding event, inspired to represent some iconic Vietnamese architecture through case-modding. The end result turned out pretty well, I’d say. Besides the lovely roof structure, what stands out most to me is how the cooling loop flows through a panel on the PC’s base to give the impression of a pond or slow stream beneath. It’s a soothing, hypnotic illusion; see it for yourself in the video embedded below.

For more information and pictures of the process, check out the official build log.

One Pillar Pagoda components:

CPU: Intel Core i5 4430
Mobo: B85 ITX SK1150
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
SSD: ZOTAC 240GB

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James is stuck in an endless loop, playing the Dark Souls games on repeat until Elden Ring and Silksong set him free. He's a truffle pig for indie horror and weird FPS games too, seeking out games that actively hurt to play. Otherwise he's wandering Austin, identifying mushrooms and doodling grackles. 

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